Music-leaf holder and turner



(No Model.)

W. H. SPENGE. MUSIC LEAP HOLDER AND TURNER.

UNITED STATES \VILLIAM II. SPENG I,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF FAIRMOUNT, INDIANA.

MUSIC-LEAF HOLDER AND TURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 558,997, dated April28, 1896. Application filed April 30, 189A. Serial No. 509,456. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM II. SPENCE, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Fairmount, in the county ofGrant and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usef ulImprovements in Music-Leaf Holders and Turners; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being had to the annexed drawings, makinga part of thisspecification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The present invention has for its object to provide a simple, practical,and effective device for holding books or sheet-music, whereby theperson sitting at the piano, organ, or other musical instrument may haveperfect control of the leaves in turning them from one side to the otherwithout loss of time.

The invention consists in a device c011- structed substantially as shownin the drawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure 1 of the drawings represents a perspective view of my improveddevice, showing the sheet-music in dotted lines and in position thereon.Fig. 2 represents a transverse section taken on line 00a: of Fig. 1, andon an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 represents an under side plan view showingthe keys with their toothed bars and the pinions engaging therewith;Fig. 4, a detail view in perspective and on an enlarged scale of one ofthe keys with toothed bar and one of the pinions; Fig. 5, a detail viewin perspective of the temporary binder, consisting of the two hingedclamping-arms, between which the sheet-music is held. Fig. 0' representsa detail view in perspective of a portion of the support, showing thehinged connection of the spring presser-finger there with.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents a suitable support upon whichthe book or sheet-music rests, said support having the back a and thefeet I), said feet being covered with soft rubber or felt, so as not tomar or scratch the polished surface of the object upon which the supportrests.

The binder as shown in Fig. 5 consists of two clamping-arms B, suitablyhinged to gether at their lower ends, and one of the arms near its upperend is provided with a suitable spring-clasp 0, attached thereto by asuitable flexible connection a. This temporary binder is used only withsheet-music, and after the sheets have been placed between the arms saidarms are securely fastened to-.

gether at their upper en ds by the spring-clasp, as shown in Fig. 1.After the sheet-music has been thus connected with the temporary bindersaid binder is connected with the support A by means of the fasteningscl 6, engaging, respectively, the loop f on the Wire frame D and theloop g on the back a of the support.

Any suitable and wellknown means may be employed for detachablyconnecting the temporary binder to the support, so that it may beremoved when the device is used for holding books.

Spring pressenfingers E are hinged or pivotally connected to the underside of the support A, as shown in Fig. 0, and have their ends bent, asshown at h, to form a stop for the presser-finger and prevent its beingturned down below a horizontal plane. These spring presser-fingers areconstructed of wire and are considered of material importance in.holding in place the leaves of a book, and when sheet-music is used thepresser-fingers may be swung down out of the way.

Another feature of the presser-fingers which is considered of value isthat they may be adjusted to adapt themselves to books of differentwidth by swinging them out in a direction toward the ends of thesupport.

The wire frame D forms a back for supportin g the sheet-music in anupright position.

To the under side of the support A is connected a suitable guide-plateF, which supports the keys G, said keys terminating at their inner endsin toothed arms 17, with which engage pinions II. These pinions areconnected with the music-leaf turners, which consist of the double wiresI, extending vertically, and between which the sheet of music isinserted, and the arms 7a, to which the pinions are connected. Anydesirable number of these music-leaf turners may be used, eachconnecting with a key through the medium of a toothed arm and pinion,hereinbefore described.

The music holder and turner may be used with a musicstand or inconnection with various musical instruments, although it isespeciallyadapted for use on pianos and organs,

and the device is secured thereto by pressing the feet 1) upon the underside of the support A into the usual groove or channel of the ordinarybook-rest of the instrument that forms a part thereof, after which thedevice is secured in place by tying it to the book-rest,

- and for this purpose a suitable string or ribbon Z is provided.

Any one or more of the keys G maybe used, and when pulled toward theperson or in an outward direction, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1,the music-leaf will be turned to the 7 right, and when the keyis pushedin the leaf will be turned to the left.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

